Given the current circumstances, I have had the opportunity to spend more time in the studio. Because of that, I have a plethora of paint...

This Mother's Day, give a bouquet that lasts! Check out these colorful oil paintings to find the perfect gift for a loved one (or yoursel...

Here is what I have been up to: Rural scenes with high horizons. Focusing on composition, I am creating a high focal point in the distanc...

As I put together these photos from the past year, three things stood out: painting, teaching, and traveling. I have been fortunate to me...

Recent Obsession: It has been a long, dry summer here and I could not resist painting the limelight hydrangea that bloom in the heat of ...

Join me for a pop-up garden party art show full of florals, figures, and other small works. Twenty artists with a colorful variety of sty...

Those are the words of Michelangelo, renowned sculptor, painter, and architect, at age 87. Despite his enormous skill, he recognized that...

Whether you are trying to become a full-time artist or simply want a place to jot down ideas, the first place to start is a sketchbook. I...

In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it’s easy for the true purpose to get lost in the trips to the mall. But for me, it alway...

I paint nests because not only are they delicate and naturally sculpted, but they’ve come to symbolize home; whether for newlyweds buildi...

Stop By Our One-Day Pop-Up Art Show Swing by this Wednesday, November 14th from 11am-6pm to see original art by me, Libby Smart and Fonda...

I am excited to announce that I will be teaching the Fundamentals of Painting course at Braitman Studios; it is a 12-week course for begi...

In May I attended the Plein Air South Convention in Port St. Joe, Florida. 5 days of presentations, demonstrations, instruction, and pain...

I am excited to share my new wall system easel. In an effort to paint larger and more "in series," Stan Gathwright, Charlotte carpenter a...

While visiting my artistic daughter, Eryn, in DC, we visited the National Portrait Gallery. Oh, what a treat! If you are ever in our nati...

I would have never guessed the joy I would receive from being able to escape to a cabin in the quiet Appalachian mountains. With barns, c...

In Charlotte, look at Alexander Scott Interiors, The Good News Shop at Christ Church and The Gallery Room at Cotswold Marketplace to find...

Fortunately once again, February took me plein air painting for a week in San Miguel de Allende, a small colonial town in the Bajio mount...

January brought artist/creative coach Larry Moore to my neck of the woods and I had the opportunity to take his 4 day “Abstracted Landsca...

Charlotte, a southern metropolitan city in NC, is the birthplace of Billy Graham. Since nearly every other corner features a steeple, I d...